Latest Oklahoma Headlines
All the headlines from our Oklahoma Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tribune Shareholder Suit Against Chicago Insurance Broker OK’d to Proceed
Apr 8 2016 // Finding an exclusion in a directors and officers (D&O) policy to be “ambiguous,” an Illinois appeals court has allowed to go forward a lawsuit filed against a large Chicago insurance brokerage by two former...
New Oklahoma Fire Burns 40 Square Miles; Structures Destroyed
Apr 7 2016 // Authorities are responding to wildfires in Oklahoma and Kansas that have led to evacuations, scorched mostly rural land and destroyed an unknown number of structures. In Oklahoma, the largest fire was in the same area near...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Oklahoma’s Capitol Benefits Group
Apr 7 2016 // Illinois-based insurance brokerage, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Capitol Benefits Group in Oklahoma City. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1999, Capitol Benefits Group (Capitol) is an...
Oklahoma Safety Campaign Aimed at Protecting Road Workers
Apr 6 2016 // State transportation officials are launching a public safety campaign to reduce the number of road workers killed and injured each year in Oklahoma work zones. Announcing the campaign, the Oklahoma Department of...
Former Oklahoma Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to $500K Scam
Apr 5 2016 // A former insurance agent in Oklahoma has pleaded guilty to scamming $505,126.43 from his clients, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. A joint investigation including the OID’s Anti-Fraud Unit led to the...
Oklahoma Treatment Plant Operator to Pay $1M for Drinking Water Violations
Apr 4 2016 // The operator of Hugo’s water treatment plant will pay nearly $1 million to help small Oklahoma communities upgrade water treatment facilities as part of a settlement of drinking water violations that left thousands...
Declarations
Apr 4 2016 // Delaware Bulletin “All Delawareans should have access to quality health care, regardless of their gender identity.” — Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart on prohibiting health insurers from...
Blue Bell: Listeria Likely Spread Through Oklahoma Plant Drainage System
Apr 3 2016 // Blue Bell Creameries told federal inspectors that it believes that listeria bacteria spread at its Oklahoma plant through a drainage system, but the company said it couldn’t identify a single source of listeria that...
Weather Emergency Declared in 7 Oklahoma Counties
Apr 3 2016 // Gov. Mary Fallin has declared a state of emergency in seven northeastern Oklahoma counties hit by tornadoes, severe storms and straight-line winds. Fallin issued the declaration for Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Rogers,...
Severe Storms Move East Leaving 7 Hurt, Damage in Oklahoma
Apr 1 2016 // At least seven people were injured and authorities were evaluating the damage in northeastern Oklahoma after severe storms spawned multiple tornado touchdowns Wednesday night, authorities said. National Weather Service...
40-Plus Structures Burned in Kansas, Oklahoma Wildfire
Mar 31 2016 // Officials say a wildfire that burned hundreds of square miles of rural land in Oklahoma and Kansas this week destroyed at least 41 structures in both states. Oklahoma Forestry Services spokeswoman Hannah Anderson says...
Model Home Fortified Against High Winds to Be Built in Tulsa
Mar 31 2016 // An insurer-backed property safety research organization announced it is helping to build a model home in Oklahoma that will be designed to withstand high winds and hail. The Insurance Institute for Business & Home...
Officials Raise the Number of Homes Destroyed in Kansas Wildfire
Mar 30 2016 // The biggest wildfire in Kansas history has been largely contained, but authorities said more homes were damaged than originally thought. The Kansas Adjutant General’s Office said that nine Barber County homes were...
Hawaii Lawmakers: How Much Pot Is OK While Driving?
Mar 30 2016 // Hawaii lawmakers are asking how much marijuana a driver can safely consume before getting behind the wheel of a car. It’s an issue they want to tackle now that Hawaii is setting up medical marijuana dispensaries, so...
U.S. Seismic Risk Maps Now Include Earthquakes Caused by Humans
Mar 28 2016 // Earthquakes caused by human activity will now be included in the U.S. Geological Survey’s seismic risk maps, the agency said on Monday after a sharp rise in temblors linked to wastewater disposal wells used by the...
Federal Disaster Aid OK’d for 6 More Texas Counties
Mar 28 2016 // Six more Texas counties hard-hit by flooding and severe storms this month are now eligible for federal disaster aid. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that Erath, Gregg, Harrison, Hood, Marion and Parker...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner: Man Scammed Moore Tornado Victims
Mar 28 2016 // An Oklahoma City man is facing felony charges for scamming a Moore couple out of $3,577.53. The money was part of the insurance settlement the couple received after their home was damaged in the March 25, 2015...
Thousands of Acres Burn in Oklahoma, Kansas
Mar 24 2016 // Authorities say a wildfire that started in Oklahoma and spread into Kansas has burned tens of thousands of acres of rural land. The National Weather Service says the fire started Tuesday night near the Kansas border in...
Fire Warning Covers more than Half of Oklahoma’s Counties
Mar 23 2016 // More than half the counties in Oklahoma are under a red flag warning as extreme fire conditions are expected through today. Oklahoma Forestry Services officials say the warning affects 44 counties — particularly in...
Despite Energy Job Losses, South Central States Report Some Employment Gains
Mar 21 2016 // While oil and gas industry job losses had an impact in the South Central states over the last year, Arkansas, Louisiana Oklahoma and Texas still saw decreases in unemployment rates in 2015. Year-over-year from 2014 to...
